The EFL have announced their four-man shortlist for both the manager and player of the month awards for August.

Unsurprisingly, given their indifferent start to the new campaign, there is no representative from Plymouth Argyle on the list, although striker Kieffer Moore, who was linked with a summer loan move to the Pilgrims, does feature.

Cook has enjoyed a decent start to life at the DW Stadium with his side picking up 10 points from a possible 12 in August. That following his move from Portsmouth in the summer, whom he helped to the League Two title last season.

Hurst has had a fine start to life at Shrewsbury, who were many people’s tips to be relegated this year.

He has overseen three wins and a draw at the Greenhaus Meadow as his new-look side have surprised many so far this campaign.

Peterborough United manager Grant McCann

McCann’s Posh opened their campaign with a 2-1 win against Argyle and haven’t looked back.

In fact, McCann looks the favourite to win the award with his side the only team to preserve a 100 per cent record of four wins from four during the month.

Posh have scored 12 goals in the process and conceded only four, with two of those wins being 4-1 successes at Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town.

Manager Uwe Rosler of Fleetwood Town

Former Manchester City striker Rosler opted to stay with the Cod Army over the summer despite interest from elsewhere and after a decent season last year, Fleetwood have carried it on into 2017/18.

Rosler’s side won their first three games without conceding a goal, although a 3-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers perhaps ended his chances of taking the award.

The four players shortlisted for the player of the month award are Rotherham’s on-loan striker Moore, Charlton defender Patrick Bauer, Fleetwood goalkeeper Alex Cairns and Peterborough frontman Jack Marriott.

Moore’s four goals during August included a hat-trick in a 5-0 thrashing of Southend, which was Rotherham’s only win in an otherwise disappointing month.

Charlton’s German stopper Baur has been a menace in both penalty boxes for the Addicks. He has helped a mean defence that has conceded three goals in the four games played, while he was also on target in the matches with Bristol Rovers and Rotherham.

Cairns kept three clean sheets in his first three games of the 2017/18 campaign before being beaten three times in defeat at Bristol Rovers.

However, it was an astonishing triple save in the win over Northampton Town that really caught the eye.

Jack Marriott of Peterborough United

Marriott has made an immediate impact since joining Posh from Luton Town having bagged six goals in his first four matches.

Three of those game in the win over Bristol Rovers, but there were few better goals than his classy lob against Rotherham.